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crumbling bones of thousands OF as brave men
as ever shouldered nlusllet.
private letter written at the time de-
clares that Casey's FederaD division alone
lost 5000 men from sickness during April and
May.
There was serious difference Of opinion
about the line of march which should be
taken. There was a sort of triangle Of
authorities to be consulted in forming the
plan of campaign. One was President Lin
coin and his cabinet, another was Gen. Nc
Clellan, third was the committee of con-
gress on the conduct of the war, Senator Ben
Wade, of Ohio, chairman. In January, 1862,
Edwin NJ Stanton became secretary of war,
and thereafter was most active element in
all military affairs.
President Lincoln had one plan of attack,
Mcclellan another. The presidents plan was
to move on the Confederates direct at Centre
vile and attack them in their stronghold
McClellans was to go down the Chesapeake
and then work up to Richmond, Va, and
capture the capital of the Confederacy before
the army at Centreville could prevent it. 1t
has not been decided to this day which plan
was the best Either one might have been
successful if carried out quickly. AS it was,
there were delay and hanging back and argu-
ment, while weeks and months were lost
McClellans plan was finally adopted. But the
fact remains that from that day on Mcclellan
regarded the authorities at Washington as his
natural enemies In his letters during the
Peninsula campaign occur such expressions
as these:
s'Those hounds at Washington are after me
again"
In these words he refers to President Lin
coin and his cabinet and the congressional
committee, including in the lump certain
military commanders. Especially he con-
ceived a deadly enmity to Secretary Stanton.
March 8, 1862, the president issued his gen
eral war order No. 3 directing the army of
the Potomac to move down the Chesapeake
The permission was given with the express
condition that Washington should never be
SO stripped of troops as to be endangered.
March 0 the Confederate army evacuated
Centreville 1t had lain, with $4,000 mon,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09


between the general and Washington Nc
Clellan demanded always more troops, and
the president and his cabinet refused to let
Washington be denuded. McDowell's corps,
which had remained at Washington, was to
follow and join the army of the Potomac.
But the president did not consider that Gen.
Mcclellan had kept his agreement to leave
Washington sufficiently protected, and re-
fused to allow Mcdowell to move. This
added to McClellans irritation and mac
ton.
For quite six days Mcclellan had lain on
the Warwick with a force several times
larger'than his enemy. After that it was too
late to force the Confederate line April 10
Gen. ID. II. Hill arrived with re-enforcements
to the Confederates, and April II Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston himself came and took command
in place of Magruder
April 10 Mcclellan writes that if Franklin's
and McCall's divisions of McDowell's corps
could be sent him that be would at once at
tack Gloucester Point, opposite Yorktown,
take it and storm Yorktown from the rear
and in front by land. Franklin's division
was sent tardily and did not arrive at York
town until April 20. a few days" after that
Mcclellan made reconnaissance Of Glouces-
ter Point.
Plenty of time was taken for preparation.
1t was going to be siege on a magnificent
plan. Scaling ladders were made. and by
the Sd of May everything was .'nearlyn
ready.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

never was any more chance to get behind the
Confederate army and take Richmond. The
opportunity was lost.
There was nothing for it now but to move
down the Chesapeake and then work up to-
ward Richmond in the face of the Confeder-
ate army. Two routes were proposed, but
that adopted was McClellan's own, going to
Richmond by march up the Peninsula, be-
tween the York and the James rivers. The
line of march is shown on our map by
dotted line.
March II the army Of the Potomac began
sheir move to Fortress Monroe, They went
down the Potomac and Chesapeake hay in
transports. Twenty thousand men, largely
fresh recruits, had been left at Washington.
All the subsequent differences and unpleasant
feeling between Gen Mcclellan and the
authorities at Washington may be summed
up in very few words: The president, secre-
tary of war and congress were unwilling to
increase Gen. McCiellan's army by the re-
endorsements he constantly demanded be
cause they feared it would leave Washington
dangerously exposed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
Don't Forget.

That anxiety is easier to bear than
sorrow.
That talent is sometimes hid in nap
kins, audacity never.
That good brains are often kept in n
poor looking vessel.
That the time to bury a Ratchet is
before blood is found upon 1t.
That mistakes are often bought nj a
big price and sold at a small one.
That if it were not for emergencies,
but little progress would be made in
the world.
That it is often better TO go good
ways round than to take short cut
across lots.
That the statement so often made in
print that "rest makes rust" is the
veriest rot.
That tears shed upon acofiin will not
blot out the stains that may have been
cast in life 'upoRth stilled heart with
in it.
That many man sets up carriage
only to find less of enjoyment in it
than he has had in holding the ribbons
from his zone boss shay"
That if we would do more for others
while we may, we should have less re-
grcts, when too late, that more had
not been done when st might have
been. Good Housekeeping.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
ON TO RICHMOND.

Gen. Mcclellan had expected the constant
cooperation of the navy in the campaign of
the Peninsula. GunboatS and transports
were to move up the rivers, conveying troops
and supplies, and lowering as protection to
the force that moved by land between the
rivers. The James river was at that time in
possession of the Confederates, but the gem
eral hoped, by rapid movements, to open
up the James river and capture Johnston's
army and Richmond before re-enforcements
could arrive from the west and south.
For some time previous the United States
navy had been engaged in watching the Con-
Tolerate ram Merrimac at Fortress Monroe.
But the duel between the Monitor and Merri-
mac, off Hampton Roads, March ., and the
presence of the Monitor at the fortress left
that point comparatively safe base OF opera
tons Sound military critics agree that Nc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

Casey was pressed backward TO Fair Oaks
station with re-enforcements that had been
sent him by Reyes. There was deadly fight
ing around Fair Oaks. At tho samo time
there was desperate contest about Seven
Pines, and Pecks brigade of Federal troops
was forced back. Confederates swarmed in
in on the Union right, left and center.
COUGHS left was turned, and his division cut
in two, and Kearney, who had endeavored TO
save the left, was driven back.
Gen. Sumner alone saved the part of the
army south of the Chickahominy from ami
hilation. He had ordered bridge built on
his front across the Chickahominy several
days before. This was the famous Grape
vine bridge. There were only two bridges
besides this by which the Federal troops
might cross the Chickahominy. These were
Bottoms bridge and tho railway bridge.
At 2:30 o'clock Mcclellan ordered Sumner
to cross the river to the aid of Keyes and
Heintzelman. The fact that the Grapevine
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..
seriously wounded and tho command
devolved ON Gustavus w. Smith. He
also was wounded, but even that did not stop
the fight. About dark, Sumner ordered
bayonet charge of five regiments, which broke
the Confederate line, and the fight was ended
for May 81.
Richardson's brigade and the artillery had
been mired in the mud, but they came up
during the night. Next morning June l, at
O'Clock, the Confederates made another Of
tack. Richardson commanded on the Fed
eral side, and was on the lookout There
was an indecisive fight of several hours. Gen.
0. 0. Howard lost his arm here, and Gen.
Thomas F. Meagher, the patriot, fought
valiantly with his Irish brigade On the
Confederate side Gems. Roger A. Pryor and
Malone, afterward United States senator
from Virginia, commanded the Confederates.
Gen. Lee and President Jefferson Davis rode
out in a carriage TO see the fight from Rich
mond Of May 81.
June l the Confederate army, with its
stores and ammunition, was being removed to
Richmond all day Toward evening the Con-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
THE PENINSULA.
From Fortress Monroe to Fair
Oaks battle-ground,
GEN. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
The People Hailed Him as the "Young
Napoleon.

a State of Chronic Nervousness About the
Safety of Washington Prevented Nc
cIellan from Bcing Supported as He
Wished-The Second Siege of York
town-Working Slowly and Painfully
Tp the Peninsula Toward 1,ichinond.~
IN the Swamps-The Chickahominy.
During the winter of1s62 London Punch re-
marked that the American civil war was the
ciyilest 1t ever heard Of
IN the SUMMER Of 1861 the north had been
crying for leader Popular demand was
sot5slied by the appointment Of Maj Gen.
George Brinton Mcclellan to lie commander
! chief, first Of the army of the Potomac,
then OF the armies of the whole United States.
The first promotion came July q, tho second
Nov. /. 1861
It was not till the next spring, 1862, how
ever, that any fighting was done by tine army
of the Potomac The quarter centennial time
OF that fighting has come. 1t finds most of
the leaders Oh both sides gone from the scene
of all earthly strife.
Mcclellan was not Oniya West Pointer but
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
AT WASHINGTON.

Placed III command Of the army of the
Potomac headquarters at Washington, Nc
Cleilan Immediately proceeded to restore the
troops to prime fighting condition after the
disaster Of Bull Run. Any OF the peoples of
Europe cou not have believed that we were
Us ignorant Of all pertaining to war as we
were when Mcclellan took command at
Washington. Gen. Barnard, his chief of en-
gineers tells how their corps had to con-
tend with the want OF special engineer
service. There was no properly organized
train for conveying sappers and miners inn
plcments, intrenchng tools and bridge build
ing Gppurtenances, etc. Axes were given to
the soldiers 60 carry for use ia chopping down
trees, building roads, etc. The soldier carried
it TN he got tired snd then threw it away.
Next camp he got new one, and so on.
The transportation of even the pontoon equi-
page fell on tho already overburdened quar-
termaster's department. during the heavy
campaigning of the Peninsula.
Mcclellan set Immediately about building
IN army from the s;vagglcrs Of Bull Run and
from the recruits that poured in at the second
call The result 81 his labors was in time the
splendid army Of tho Potomac In the iudg-
ment OF various good authorities Mcclellan
was the best organizer and cquipper Of an army
either side had during the war In his
memoirs Mcclellan writes Of this time of
preparations:
II passed long days in the saddle and my
nights in the oiIico-a very fatiguing life, but
ono which made my power felt everywhere
and ~ every one"
lie felt elated. too by his call to Washing
ton lie writes at that time: president,
cabinet and Gen. Scott all deferring to me.
I'd some Strange operation Of magic l seem
to have become the power of the land"
Mcclellan paid particulalSattention to the
tlefenses Of Washington, and i'll course of
time made it a well fortified city. After the
battle Of Bull Run the Confederates were adj
vanced dangerously near to Washington.
Centreville, a little town in Virginia only
twenty miles southwest Of Washington, was
regarded as tho key to the capital. After Bull
Run even that was abandoned, and all the
Union army went troopigg pellmell into
Washington, The Confederate forces under
Beauregard Immediately occupied it. In
deed, Gen. Joseph +. Johnston afterward aG-
vanced the Confederate lines oven to Nun
sons Hill, III an air limo only six miles from
Washington For weeks tho Confederate
flag floated on Munson's Hill in plain sight Of
the marble dome Of the Capitol.
Ceutrcville and Mapassas, both far too close
TO Washington, were the points at which the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

federates ti1dcr Pryor went there too. That
was the last Of the Fair Oaks fighting Each
side lost some 1900. Il was { bfoody fight.
In the morning Of June 9 Hooker inade
reconnaissance toward Richmond He az.
preached it within four miles and reported
that only few pickets could be seen. IL
seemed good time TO march on Richmond,
but the commander M chief ordered Hooker
back and began anew around Fair Oaks the
up OF earthwork intrencinDsnts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

The Duke of Leinster is about to sell
the bulk of his Irish estate to his ten
ants, including the Manor of Maynooth,
which has been in his family almost
ever since the Conquest. 1t was from
the splendid old castle there, now in
ruins, that pet monkey rescued the
heir of the Fitzgeralds on the occasion
of fire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

ten days, May 20. Then came the StonewaH
jackson scare in the Shenandoah valley, and
once more it was all up with the plan for
joining Mcdowell to the army of the Po-
tomac. DcDowell was ordered back In
haste and commanded to send 70, GOO men at
once to the Shenandoah
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

naval vessels in his
campaign toward
Richmond. TIL ?
first plan was a
combined land and
naval attack upon
Yorktown up the
York river from
Fortress Monroe.
But the navy could
not Cooperate as
the general under
stood it should, and
Gen. Webb, in his
Peninsula c. m
paign, puts that
49,, m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

river, which flows
TO the southeast,
the n sud denly
takes q sharp turn
to the south and
empties into the
James. That is the
Chic @ h ominy y,
where much fight
ing was done, but
where fevers and
malaria carried off
more men than ell
the fighting in Vir-
ginia. Within its
poison breeding
q W q y11t1e liza fha
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

cabinet did their best TO satisfy him. BY the
last of October Mcclellan had q well equipped
army OF 1S4,2S5 men, his effective force,
ready for fighting. There was an aggregate
of 16s,SlS The people expected the Young
Napoleon to fight lie talked about striking
an effective blow and making ''short,
sharp, decisive campaign, which should finish
the War. Opposed to him at Centreville and
Manassas was a Confederate force of $1,000
effective men.
President Lincoln was exceedingly anxious
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

bridge was already
built saved the day,
what there was left
of it. Su m IL e r
crossed in haste
with SedgwiclS's
and Richardson's
divisions and took
command. Line Of
battle was formed
by Gen. Sedgwick
anew in the woods
near Fair Oaks,
and the battle ragged
even hotter than
before. Confederate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

Cleilan should have taken Norfolk before
starting up the Peninsula
But be did not. He left it, with the navy
yard in full operation and the Merrimac
steaming and screaming defiance about the
bay. At the same time he expected and in-
sisted on the ro-hneration Of tho Federal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

twenty miles from
Washington oppos-
ed to an army three
times as large for
months.
March 5 Gen.
Joseph e. Johnston
detected indica-
tions Of unusual
activity in a part
of the Federal
camp" S Witty
and silently there
upon he moved to
the south bank Of
the Rappahannock,
e,,cI ~ ftnr fbaf 4 hare
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
Che Grant Gpnag Merala ghnrsaag gnns l887sx gass

month in the swamp trenches along the War
wick line. This gave the Cohfederates time
"a recruit organize and drill re-enforcenents,
nA formidable army was got together.l
The Confederate army retreated TO Williams
burg, eleven miles further up the Peninsula.
Here the third line of the Confederate fortii-
cations crossed the Peninsula. Johnston's re-
treat was accomplished the night Of May 3.
1t was before Yorktown that captive Ssar bal
looms began to be used
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
West Pointer, but

bad seen actual SER
vice in the Mexican
war. He was born
in Philadelphia in
1926. He was grad
uated from West
Point before he was
20 years old. The
most promising
graduates of West
Point are immedi-
ately assigned to
the engineer corps.
It is the crack
corps of tho regu-
lar army. Young
Mcclellan was ut
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
DAN NvrRsrFR

Gen. Mcclellan rode from Yorktown to
Williamsburg, fourteen miles, upon his favor
lite war horse, Dan Webster The generals
aides called him "Devil Dan," and he could
trot steady gait all day. Mcclellan never
parted with the faithful beast, but kept him
till Dan died, in 1879.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

break, but his chief
forbade it. Smith
felt sure tho at
tempt would have
been successful, for
his men were in
fighting mood. He
declared the few
Vermont boys per-
formed more indi-
vidual acts of he
roism than any 9TH
er troops he had
heard Of.
There was con-
fip,voI tnl- s,n.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

Confederate army
concentrated after
Bull Run. Beau
regard commanded
it up to the end Of
january, 1859.
Then he was sent
west, and Joseph Z.
Johnston became
general in chief Of
tho Conf <lerate
army of the east.
Mcclellan called
for moro and more
recruits for h is
army. President
lincoln and the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

Turn now to your map, run your finger
down the Chesapeake bay, and stop at that
portion of Virginia between the James and
the York rivers, Run your eye up that, and
you viii see that it is a long tongue of land
formed by those two rivers, and lying north
west and southeast. That Is "tho Peninsula"
and there is where McClellan's battles were
fought. Wen up toward the upper end lies
Richmond, the objective point OF the army of
the Potomac. Slightly to tho north OF Rich
mond you will notice a long, crooked little
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09

May 4 came and 10! the Confederates
had evacuated Yorktown The scientific
siege Of Yorktown had come to naught. The
,pafederates h.' .lai4ve-l ti.A Federal army a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
HANOVER COURT HOUSE.

Mcclellan had been clearing the way for
Mcdowell to join him.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-09-21

over 10 the "inevitable collector q
list of cheats" with an effort at
cheerfulness telling him to Ego
ahead-you have only got to ask for
the money and get it" This indi-
vidual, the collector-one of num-
erous class in this city-glances
carelessly at list of names and his
continuance becomes greatly elon-
gated upon perceiying lot Of names
already long familiar to him, en-
deavoring meanwhile, by means of
rapid mental calculation, to estimate
the amount of his prospective COM
mission on the whole transaction aud
coming to the conclusion that there
might perhaps be the price OF a
"cold beer" IN the whole lot.
This leads to a moments thought
on the SUBJECT OF these long-suuer-
ing fellows, the collectors. They
quickly become acquainted with the
systematic "beat," from whom a
decided snub is always expected
and usually received, but at which
they can afford to smile. AS q rule
the collector goes on his round
endeavouring not to offend the
tender sensibilities of the subject,
but is rarely successful, and less
usually TO heal an ignominions re-
treat before he has well had time TO
explain the ''little matter" about
which he called.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-09-21
Che 9ailg 9nlletin
Pledged to neither seOt nor Party.
Rut established for the benefit Of ALL
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 81, 1887.
A CHARITABLE COMMUNITY.

Some people have credited Homo
lulu with being notorious for scandal.
They have said that a surprisingly
large proportion of the people take
real pleasure in scandalising their
neighbors-take pleasure in scandal
purely for the love of it. Miss Bird,
the traveller and writer, although
seeing so much grandeur and beauty
in the country and being so full of
eulogy for its people, lamented that
the black spot of scandal was con-
spicuous in Honolulu society. This
much, at least, we are in a position
to testify, that there are altogether
too many people in the community
who apparently feel pleasure IN cir
culating statements calculated to
bring others into disfayor, and would
like to see them in print. This fail
ing which, of course, has not in
fected every member Of the commu-
nifty, by long way, does not, how
ever, prevent Honolulu being one of
the most charitable places on earth.
The calls for assistance to charitable
and benevolent purposes are numer-
Gus, and the ready and liberal res
ponses are surprising. Demands of
this particular nature are never
made in vain. From the building
OF costly church edlices entirely
beyond the requirements of the peo-
pie to the helping of poor unfortu-
nate whom misfortune has rendered
destitute, the community is always
ready to contribute. Besides this,
Honolulu shows its charitable dis
position in another way. Persons
whose characters may not have been
the most unimpeachable and whose
antecedents In some places would be
an impossible barrier to employment,
are here taken kindly by the hand,
and situations provided if possible
on the first syptoms of reformation.
This is generous, this is christian,
and is said to the credit of the
community.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-09-21
CREDIT AND COLLECTING.

" In most cities, system of cash
payments, either at the time of
purchase or at the end of each
month, is insisted upon by the
average store keeper, failing which
the customer is politely intimated
that he had better transfer his valu-
able custom elsewhere. 1t is not in
this light that such business princi-
Piles are regarded in our city of
Honolulu. Our local store keepers
in the heat of competition, welcome
the first stranger who comes along
as customer and duly and with
pride inscribe his name upon their.
books as new customer. When
"the quarter time" so called, for
payment comes round the store
keeper is coolly informed either
IHdI ~ 10 AOU COhNChiCHo JuoV CuCH,
or that on the arrival of next remit
lance, daily expected, due pay
ment will be made, or other such
excuses are made to defer the evil
day, until at last the patience of the
long-suffering store keeper becomes
exhausted, and he peremptorily de-
mands payment of his just claims.
In response he is coolly informed
that unless he be g trife more civil,
the customer will remove his account
to a rival in the vicinity, and the
vendor of groceries or
other goods signs heavily and adds
another name to his already big list
of chad and doubtful debts"
the favored customer, al
ways well dressed and with cheer
full, nay merry countenance, mods
approvingly to the sad looking in
dividual who sits moodily on the
door step in front of his store, and
who he has not the smallest intention
Of paying.
The writer recalls to mind an in
cident of recent date, in which a
customer, upon being appealed to
'or a settlement of accounts, indig
lantly demanded what the matter
vas? adding, "why the darned bill
lint year old yet"
The sad looking store keeper, in
fit of desperation, at last hands